Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery

The cemetery and shelter buildings were designed by former Canadian Army officer Frank Higginson. Higginson worked as an architect for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in the 1920s and later acted as Secretary to the Commission

The way into the cemetery is through the gates of a large domed shelter building. Two smaller shelters stand between Lombardy poplars at the north and south boundaries.

Architects and Designers

Sir Frank Higginson

The architect was born in 1890. He was appointed Assistant Architect by the Imperial War Graves Commission and later acted as Secretary to the Commission. He designed Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery in Souchez, France. He was also a Captain in the Canadian Army from 1914 to 1918.